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Where do we go from here? A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention Lindsey Myers , MPH Violence and Injury Prevention-Mental Health Promotion Branch Chief Prevention Services Division DATA SLIFirearm Access Any loaded, Any firearms

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Where do we go from here?

Lindsey Myers, MPH Violence and Injury Prevention-Mental Health Promotion Branch Chief Prevention Services Division

A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention

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Any firearms now kept in and around your home

36%

Any loaded firearms now kept in or around your home

12%

Any loaded, unlocked firearms now kept in or around your home

7%

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Source: 2018 BRFSS

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Shared Risk and Protective Factors

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Social Ecological Model

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Learn from Other Public Health Successes

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OFFICE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION PRIORITIES

Man Therapy
Gun Shop Project
Colorado Follow-Up Project
Zero Suicide
Community Initiatives
Sources of Strength
Support Training for Mental

Health/Substance Abuse Providers

Empower Primary Care to

Address Suicide Risk

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Colorado Gun Shop Project

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ED CALM

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COMMUNITIES THAT CARE

Give communities skills they need to empower all youth to thrive by preventing substance use and promoting mental health.

GOAL

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TAKE ACTION Apply a public health approach. Support gun violence research. Expand suicide prevention efforts. Focus on shared risk and protective factors. Evaluate.

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More questions? Lindsey Myers, MPH lindsey.myers@state.co.us